Luis Suárez takes sole possession of league scoring lead

The striker's second straight four-goal game gives him 34, three more than Cristiano Ronaldo

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LuisSuárezis back on top of the LaLiga goal scoring race.Withfourgoalsagainst SportingGijon on Saturday night, Suárez now has 34 on the season, also good enough for top spot in the race for the Golden Shoe, given to thetop league scorer in Europe.

Suárez now has eight goalsin his lasttwo games after also scoring four on Wednesday night at Deportivo. Overall, he now has 53goals in49games.

This is the thirdtime Suárez has scoredfour goalsin a game for Barça.The first wasin Barça's 7–0 win in the first legofthe Copa del Rey semi-finals.

He now has seven hat tricks this season. He has also scored two goals in a game six other times.